Lazy Lizard Color

#9c9c4b

Lazy Lizard is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #6363b4
Complementary Color #4b4b9c
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Lazy Lizard Color Sample
Lazy Lizard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c9c4b

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lazy Lizard Color. The Japanese Fern color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rural Green (#8d844d) for more calm effect. Try Drab as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b4b9c is the best complementary color to Lazy Lizard. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9c4b complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Oak are #9c734b and #739c4b. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9c4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Palliser and Asparagus colors as they work well with Lazy Lizard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lazy Lizard palette consists of #734b9c and #4b739c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4b9c). Try Affair and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9c9c4b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9c9c4b offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lazy Lizard. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lazy Lizard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9c4b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lazy Lizard tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b4b9c) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rust – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b9c9c and #9c4b4b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c9c4b is made of 40% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Lazy Lizard has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 35.06% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9c4b is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c9c4b
RGB Decimal rgb(156,156,75)
RGB Percentage 40%, 40%, 19%
CMYK 0, 0, 31.77, 38.82
HSL hsl(60,35.06%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,51.92%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.8044,-11.5235,41.9039)
XYZ xyz(26.8688,31.3529,11.2922)
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